This dissertation entitled “The Way to Happiness in Buddhist Principle” has three objectives: 1) to study the concept and the theory of happiness and the way to happiness 2) to study the concept of happiness and the way to happiness in Buddhist Principle and (3) to analyze the way to happiness in Buddhist principle. This dissertation entitled is the qualitative research.

            In the research findings were found that the scholars have introduced two key concepts: (1) Happiness as the private convenience which are two parts, the roughly private convenience that is the basic to search and utilize to meet the demand; the thoroughly private convenience that attend to the mind, kindliness, spending, carefully lifestyle to achieve sustainable and highest point of life (Mohk-sa or salvation). (2) Happiness as the public convenience which are two parts, the roughly public convenience that attend the quantity of happiness of people. All the happiness are the same value, the leader make the sacrifice and allocate the resource to the people with the self-interest; the thoroughly public convenience that attend the quantity and the quality of happiness of a lot of people.

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